Caravaggio's Taking of Christ: Great Art Explained

[Uncle Joe]

[Doc Sportello]

1. Appreciate these postings

Caravaggio was definitely one of the greatest of the post Renaissance artists. In this film and other places he is portrayed as a rogue and killer - which he was - but in Graham-Dixon's excellent bio, he wasn't that much different from many other artists of his era. They often carried daggers and got into murderous fights as part of almost outlaw lifestyles.

Thanks for posting.

[FM123]

2. Fascinating video! Loved the compare & contrast with Giotto.

Yes, he literally died for his art!

[brush]

3. Thanks for posting. The dark-to-light technique "a risparmio"...

in how he achieved his dramatic chiaroscuro is a new one on me.

[elleng]

4. Thank you.

Chiaroscuro (English: /kiˌɑːrəˈsk(j)ʊəroʊ/ kee-AR-ə-SKOOR-oh, -⁠SKEWR-, Italian: [ˌkjaroˈskuːro]; Italian for 'light-dark') is one of the canonical painting modes of the Renaissance. In art, it is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects and figures.[1] Similar effects in cinema and photography also are called chiaroscuro.

Further specialized uses of the term include chiaroscuro woodcut for coloured woodcuts printed with different blocks, each using a different coloured ink; and chiaroscuro drawing for drawings on coloured paper in a dark medium with white highlighting.

The underlying principle is that solidity of form is best achieved by the light falling against it. Artists known for developing the technique include Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio and Rembrandt. It is a mainstay of black and white and low-key photography. It is one of the modes of painting colour in Renaissance art (alongside cangiante, sfumato and unione).[2] Artists well-known for their use of chiaroscuro include Rembrandt,[3] Caravaggio,[4] Vermeer,[5] and Goya.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro

[brush]

7. Thanks for the other painting technique terms.

[Ninga]

5. Transported me to a peaceful place, thank you.

[BigmanPigman]

6. His use of light and composition

as well as studies of the human form have made him one of my top 5 fine artisits.